| 欲 | [ yù ] to wish for, to desire, variant of 慾|欲[yu4] |
| 欲加之罪，何患無辭 | [ yù jiā zhī zuì hé huàn wú cí ] If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb, Give a dog a bad name, then hang him. |
| 欲取姑予 | [ yù qǔ gū yǔ ] variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yu4 qu3 gu1 yu3], to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) |
| 欲取姑與 | [ yù qǔ gū yǔ ] to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom) |
| 欲善其事，必先利其器 | [ yù shàn qí shì bì xiān lì qí qì ] To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job |
| 欲女 | [ yù nǚ ] sex-crazed woman |
| 欲念 | [ yù niàn ] desire |
| 欲振乏力 | [ yù zhèn fá lì ] to try to rouse oneself but lack the strength (idiom) |
| 欲擒故縱 | [ yù qín gù zòng ] In order to capture, one must let loose., to loosen the reins only to grasp them better |
| 欲求 | [ yù qiú ] to desire, wants, appetites |
| 欲海 | [ yù haǐ ] ocean of lust (Buddhist term), worldly desires |
| 欲滴 | [ yù dī ] (suffix) replete (with moisture), glistening, plump and tender, lovely, alluring |
| 欲益反損 | [ yù yì fǎn sǔn ] wishing for profit, but causing loss (idiom); good intentions that lead to disaster, It all ends in tears. |
| 欲絕 | [ yù jué ] heartbroken, inconsolable |
| 欲經 | [ yù jīng ] Kama Sutra |
| 欲罷不能 | [ yù bà bù néng ] want to stop but can't (idiom), to be unable to stop oneself, to feel an urge to continue |
| 欲蓋彌彰 | [ yù gaì mí zhāng ] trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse. |
| 欲言又止 | [ yù yán yoù zhǐ ] to want to say sth but then hesitate |
| 欲速則不達 | [ yù sù zé bù dá ] lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed, don't try to run before you can walk |
| 欲速而不達 | [ yù sù ér bù dá ] lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed, also written 欲速則不達|欲速则不达 |
| ⇒ 一逞獸欲 | [ yī chěng shoù yù ] to give way to one's beastly lust |
| ⇒ 口欲期 | [ koǔ yù qī ] oral stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 呼之欲出 | [ hū zhī yù chū ] lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom), fig. on the verge of coming out into the open, (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed, (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed |
| ⇒ 噴薄欲出 | [ pēn bó yù chū ] to be on the verge of eruption (idiom), (of the sun) to emerge in all its brilliance |
| ⇒ 垂涎欲滴 | [ chuí xián yù dī ] to drool with desire (idiom); to envy, to hunger for |
| ⇒ 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | [ gōng yù shàn qí shì bì xiān lì qí qì ] To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job |
| ⇒ 己所不欲，勿施於人 | [ jǐ suǒ bù yù wù shī yú rén ] What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects), Do as you would be done by., Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. |
| ⇒ 幾欲 | [ jī yù ] almost, nearly going to |
| ⇒ 從心所欲 | [ cóng xīn suǒ yù ] whatever you like, to do as one pleases |
| ⇒ 急欲 | [ jí yù ] to be keen to ..., to be anxious to ... |
| ⇒ 恣欲 | [ zì yù ] to follow lustful desires |
| ⇒ 我醉欲眠 | [ wǒ zuì yù mián ] lit. I'm drunk and would like to sleep (idiom), (used to indicate one's sincere and straightforward nature) |
| ⇒ 搖搖欲墜 | [ yaó yaó yù zhuì ] tottering, on the verge of collapse |
| ⇒ 昏昏欲睡 | [ hūn hūn yù shuì ] drowsy, sleepy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 暢所欲言 | [ chàng suǒ yù yán ] lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic, to hold forth to one's heart's content |
| ⇒ 暾欲穀 | [ tūn yù gǔ ] Tonyukuk (died c. 724 AD) |
| ⇒ 望眼欲穿 | [ wàng yǎn yù chuān ] to anxiously await |
| ⇒ 樹欲靜而風不止 | [ shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ ] lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom), fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not |
| ⇒ 為所欲為 | [ weí suǒ yù weí ] to do whatever one pleases |
| ⇒ 物欲 | [ wù yù ] material desire, craving for material things |
| ⇒ 痛不欲生 | [ tòng bù yù shēng ] to be so in pain as to not want to live, to be so grieved as to wish one were dead |
| ⇒ 私欲 | [ sī yù ] selfish desire |
| ⇒ 窮奢極欲 | [ qióng shē jí yù ] to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance |
| ⇒ 肛欲期 | [ gāng yù qī ] anal stage (psychology) |
| ⇒ 蠢蠢欲動 | [ chǔn chǔn yù dòng ] to begin to stir (idiom), to get restless, to become threatening |
| ⇒ 躍躍欲試 | [ yuè yuè yù shì ] to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) |
| ⇒ 隨心所欲 | [ suí xīn suǒ yù ] to follow one's heart's desires, to do as one pleases (idiom) |
| ⇒ 震耳欲聾 | [ zhèn ěr yù lóng ] ear-splitting (idiom); deafening |
| ⇒ 頭痛欲裂 | [ toú tòng yù liè ] to have a splitting headache (idiom) |
| ⇒ 風雨欲來 | [ fēng yǔ yù laí ] lit. storm clouds approach, troubles lie ahead (idiom) |
| ⇒ 飽暖思淫欲，飢寒起盜心 | [ baǒ nuǎn sī yín yù jī hán qǐ daò xīn ] lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom) |
| ⇒ 饞涎欲垂 | [ chán xián yù chuí ] see 饞涎欲滴|馋涎欲滴[chan2 xian2 yu4 di1] |
| ⇒ 饞涎欲滴 | [ chán xián yù dī ] lit. to drool with desire (idiom), fig. to hunger for, greedy |
